Goal-by-Goal Retrospective of Gareth Bale's 2012-13 Tottenham Season

With Tottenham's season now over, the focus around the club has shifted to the transfer dealings of Gareth Bale.

As Spurs have once again narrowly missed out on the Champions League, the question is whether the superstar Welsh winger will stick around at White Hart Lane or whether he might venture off in search of greener pastures.

Premier League: Aston Villa vs. Tottenham, December 26 (Hat-Trick)

Gareth Bale was able to get on the scoresheet multiple times once more against Aston Villa.

This time, though, those multiple goals each went into the right goal.

It was a hat-trick of beautiful goals for Bale, in fact, as the Welshman poured it on against Villa to give Spurs a 4-0 victory.

The three goals may have been a product of poor play from the Villans, who were in the midst of an abysmal three-match stretch in which they lost by a combined 15-0, but they were key in inspiring Gareth Bale into the sublime form he was about to reach.

Premier League: Swansea vs. Tottenham, March 30

Bale's next goal came against Swansea City in late March, but the credit can't go just to him on this one.

The chance was created by an fine piece of skill from Jan Vertonghen. The defender wound up like he was about to unleash a cannon but then gently laid the ball into Bale's feet right on the edge of the box.

From there, Bale did incredibly well, taking a tiny touch before dispatching the ball into the corner.

Premier League: Tottenham vs. Sunderland, May 19

Gareth Bale's final goal of the season came on what was close to the final kick of Tottenham's season.

With the match scoreless between Spurs and Sunderland and seconds from full-time, Bale found a way to cut in onto his left and fire a rocket into the top corner of the net.

However, the goal was not quite enough to power Tottenham to the Champions League, as Arsenal defeated Newcastle to wrap up an incredible run of 26 points from their final 10 matches to wrap up the top four.

Despite that, though, it does not take away from this wondrous goal, as Bale left one final mark on the 2012-13 season.